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SUEPO Publica Traducciones de los Medios Alemanes Acerca de la EPO
Para el record futuro y por causa de preservación, cinco artículos/cartas alemanas acerca de la EPO en un lugar
Escándalo: La Oficina Europea de Patentes Sirve Únicamente a los Clientes de Microsoft con Software para Llenar Aplicaciones
La EPO erróneamente asume que todos los aplicantes son clientes de Microsoft y estan usando Windows, lo cual sería muy beneficioso para sus amigos cercanos en Microsoft
Links 31/3/2016: Bodhi Linux 3.2.0, Kirigami UI
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Hope at the End of the Tunnel as More Software Patents Are Squashed in the US
A roundup of patent news regarding software in particular, with concerns about quality control both at the USPTO and the EPO
IAM 'Magazine' Cannot Say 'Patent Trolls'
Whatever IAM says, it'll never use the "T" word (trolls) or even acknowledge the existence of them
VENUE Act and ITC Reform Still Serve to Distract From Required Reform (Abolishing Software Patents)
More non-solutions to an actual severe (and growing) problem which boils down to low patent quality, notably software patents
Oracle's Huge Claims Against Linux/Android Demonstrate the Uselessness of OIN
Oracle (from OIN) suing Google (from OIN) over Android (Linux-based) and seeking nearly $10,000,000,000 in 'damages' serves to show that OIN is not a workaround/solution to the key problem, which is software patents
Microsoft at EPO: A Look Into the Relationship
Relationships between the European Patent Office and Microsoft are explored further, especially inappropriateness therein
Further Militarisation of the European Patent Office Amid Crisis and After Request of Fair and Just Treatment of Staff
A week after the Administrative Council's historic meeting the EPO only gets more militaristic (shades of Martial Law), not the opposite, as if terrorists dressed in suits are soon going to take over the EPO
Microsoft-Backed SCO is Still Attacking Linux
SCO case not over yet, and it remains unclear who's still subsidising the case
SUEPO Publishes Translations of German Media Reports About the EPO
For future record and for preservation's sake, five German articles/letters about the EPO in one place
EPO Losing Time: Two Weeks Later, Benoît Battistelli Has Made Virtually No Progress to Save Himself From Sacking
The state of lawlessness and the perception of gross injustice persists at the EPO, with a general strike scheduled to take place next week
With 'Love' Like Microsoft's, Who Can Even Define Hate Anymore?
Growing realisation that Microsoft is just lying to everyone while actively attacking GNU/Linux behind closed doors (secret deals, bribes, patent extortion and so on)
UPC Would Bring Software Patents to Europe and Open the Floodgates to Litigation
The UPC also has a FRAND angle/element to it and thus, in many cases, software patents in Europe (patent tax or lawsuits over software, which is typed and copied or distributed rather than manufactured or produced)
Links 30/3/2016: Torvalds in Spectrum, Fedora 24 Alpha
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The Media is Still Awash With Unitary Patent (UPC) Misinformation
The UPC as envisioned behind closed doors by patent lawyers and their big clients (applicants from other countries/continents) is wrongly/misleadingly portrayed in the media as a desirable thing which offers "unity" or something along those lines
Crisis Deepens at the European Patent Office, General Strike Planned for Next Thursday
The European Patent Office (EPO), where Battistelli continues to serve (at least until June), continues to lose whatever is left of the reputation which took many decades to earn
Scandalous: European Patent Office Serves Only Microsoft Customers With Filing Software
The EPO wrongly assumes that all applicants are customers of Microsoft and are using Windows, which must be highly beneficial to its close friends at Microsoft
Microsoft Attacks Linux: More EEE Tactics, Romanian Bribes, and Steps to Undermine Chinese GNU/Linux Migrations
Microsoft's hatred and subversive exploitation of GNU/Linux as demonstrated using some of the latest news
Links 29/3/2016: Git 2.8, Budgie 10.2.5
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Kroatische Lobistin für UN im Zentrum des intarnationalen Skandals in EPA
Part of the Željko Topić EPO series
Redondeo de Patentes: Los Trolles de Patentes Acícalados por IAM, la Reforma se Esfuerza para Enfrentárse a los Trolles, NewEgg y LOTNet Exploran Soluciones Alternativas
Una mirada a las reciéntes noticias envolviendo o implicado a los trolles de patentes en los Estados Unidos
Patentes de Software en los US - Cuando son Propiamente Desafíadase en una Era de Extrema Leniencia de la USPTO - Simplemente Mueren
Sellando unas felices examinaciones en cuanto se trata de patentes de software, esta teniendo su tardío efecto en los aplicantes quienes ven sus patentes o inválidadas or masívamente devaluados después de que la Corte Suprema de los Estados Unidos (SCOTUSP) las evalúa
Links 28/3/2016: BQ Aquaris M10, VoCore
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Preserving Material About the European Patent Office (EPO) and Abuses by EPO Management
Techrights amasses information about EPO abuses, but there are cases where such information gets taken down and we explore/explain why
People Sent to Prison After Corruption Charges Over Microsoft Licences in Romanian Schools
An update from Romania regarding a corrupt contract for Microsoft software
Battistelli esta Tratando de Salvar Su Trabajo en la EPO Despues que le llamaron la Atención, Pero no Regresa su Trabajo A los Lideres Sindicales Despedidos; Huelga Inminente
A pesar de una solicitud de justicia de el Consejo Administrativo, Battistelli y la gente de su circulo continúan haciéndo simplemente movimientos simbólicos, como firmando un risible tratado con una unión que a nadie le importa y ahora haciendo un pequeño cambio e relación a varios casos disciplinarios (pasados y presentes) contra representantes de sus empleados en la Oficina Europea de Patentes.
Bajo Nadella, Otro Ballmer Con Diferente Cara y Muchos Menos Kilos de Peso, La Extorsión de Patentes Contra Linux Esta muy Viva Todavía
Microsoft mantiene su estrategia Capone (‘dinero por protectión’) en un esfuerzo por coexistir con Linux… como su vaca de dinero, agravado por patentes de software y arreglos secretos en vez de justicia verdadera
El Máximalismo de Patentes (Patentar en Exceso) Abordado en un Nuevo Artículo del Profesor Noah Smith
El patentamiento en exceso, las casi 10 millones de patents sólo en los US, muestra que la cálidad de patentes y su esfera han sido olvidadas por la industria que saca ganancias de ellas mientras que al mismo tiempo no producen nada
Links 27/3/2016: Mageia 6 and Parsix GNU/Linux 8.10 on Their Way
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